Why Cowboys' offensive line will be just fine; Jeff Heath is miscast as a starter

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field with teammates in the first half during a National Football League game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Monday September 25, 2017. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Arizona Cardinals 28-17. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

Newy Scruggs, sports anchor at NBC5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and radio host weekly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC Sports Radio Sirius XM 213/202 and NBCSportsRadio.com, answered questions during a live chat recently. Here are some highlights:

Question: Are we watching the Cowboys' offensive line take a collective step back?

Newy Scruggs: It's a different offensive line. The Cowboys made changes and it is a jelling period going on right now. The five guys have to get to a point where they are all executing on the same page. I spoke to a few lineman after the game Sunday and they admitted the execution was off in the loss to the Rams. Dallas has too many good guys on the O-line for them to not get things going. If we are honest, the entire offense has not clicked like it did last year.

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Question: How much longer will Jeff Heath be a starting safety?

Newy Scruggs: NFL is short for National Football League and also means Not For Long. Jeff Heath is a nice backup player but he is miscast as a starter unless the Cowboys had a front four that could get home on the quarterback. I think Heath's long term role would be best as a backup player.

Question: Do the Cowboys need to invest a first- or second-round draft pick in a wide receiver next April?

Newy Scruggs: It's October. We don't know what the Cowboys will need to address in April until the season ends. Dallas still has holes on it defense that need to be addressed. What if Jason Witten retires? I think it way too early to say a wide receiver needs to be the focus for the draft. They just paid Dez Bryant two years ago and Terrance Williams last year.

Question: How big is David Irving's return to the field this week for the Cowboys?

Newy Scruggs: To use a word President Trump is fond of saying, "Huge".